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mitt romney is hoping to finally win a victory in the south. nbc's tracie potts joins us live from washington with details. >> reporter: the south has been a challenge for mitt romney, he's a tough time winning over his conservatives. run of his rivals said if he wins the nomination, maybe the party should consider turning its back on its nominee. four more years of president obama is better than mitt romney. >> stay with what we have, instead of taking a risk with what may be the etch-a-sketch candidate for the future. >> reporter: newt gingrich disagrees, if romney is the nominee, all republicans should back him. >> there is no doubt in my mind, that if the choice is governor romney or barack obama, we would have no choice. this guy is a disaster. he's both radical and incompetent. the combination is almost unimaginable. >> reporter: romney's advisers are he's behind santorum by double digits one day before louisiana's primary. but instead of playing catch-up there, on thursday, romfy was courting lawmakers on capitol hill. outside that event
mitt romney is hoping to finally win a victory in the south. nbc's tracie potts joins us live from washington with details. >> reporter: the south has been a challenge for mitt romney, he's a tough time winning over his conservatives. run of his rivals said if he wins the nomination, maybe the party should consider turning its back on its nominee. four more years of president obama is better than mitt romney. >> stay with what we have, instead of taking a risk with what may be the...
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romney. they have been attacking romney for months but now there's a new edge to it. you saw joe biden this week in iowa attacking mitt romney on manufacturing with new lines. and then he's been traveling around doing fund-raising. and in chicago on thursday night, he said, look, barack obama is not going to lose to any of the republican candidates. he won't lose to mitt romney. he'll only lose if there's a crisis in the eurozone or war in iran, something beyond barack obama's control. i can tell you those folks are increasingly confident, they feel really good. i think we focused on sometimes the wrong thing and the hot controversy. what president obama said to dmetry medvedev was in miss second term, when i win re-election, that demonstrates a high level of confidence in the white house. >> molly, i want to make sure people understand you were trying to make that clear, we were talking over each other, what i said, that characterization is what i said, not what you said in your description
romney. they have been attacking romney for months but now there's a new edge to it. you saw joe biden this week in iowa attacking mitt romney on manufacturing with new lines. and then he's been traveling around doing fund-raising. and in chicago on thursday night, he said, look, barack obama is not going to lose to any of the republican candidates. he won't lose to mitt romney. he'll only lose if there's a crisis in the eurozone or war in iran, something beyond barack obama's control. i can...
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and romney's problems extend to other key battleground states. florida, in florida obama leads by seven. in ohio, the presence up by six. pennsylvania he is ahead by only three, that's tricky for the democrats. mark halperin, and nina henderson are here. thank you, i was just talking to you earlier today, you're all over this romney campaign. let me start with you on this. romney, did he suffer so much damage in the problem that never seemed to end there with these two guys, newt and rick santorum, did that hurt him vis-a-vis the press? >> it seemed like it hurt him, but let's remember what they said. they would be able to pivot, using that unfortunate metaphor of an etch-a-sketch, but i think they're trying to recalibrate at this point. now they say they will start focussing on foreign policy. they think that will be a weakness for the president. they can draw strong contrast. that has, been somewhat damaged by this elongated race they didn't really anticipate. >> let me go to mark halperin on this. it seems to me this election could be the kind
and romney's problems extend to other key battleground states. florida, in florida obama leads by seven. in ohio, the presence up by six. pennsylvania he is ahead by only three, that's tricky for the democrats. mark halperin, and nina henderson are here. thank you, i was just talking to you earlier today, you're all over this romney campaign. let me start with you on this. romney, did he suffer so much damage in the problem that never seemed to end there with these two guys, newt and rick...
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send me a romney button. maybe i'll go in a few conservative areas and see if i can help you out. >> i'll send you the list. >> no, send me a button. i'll wear it on my lapel. i've got a few places i can go to breakfast. i'm sure it will help somebody out. >>> 47 years ago in alabama, people were beaten with billy clubs, attacked with teargas and murdered for fighting for the right to vote. today, we find ourselves under attack again. voter i.d. laws are suppressing voters, including right here in alabama. that's why we're marching again all week. i have some questions for the local representative who introduced the voter i.d. bill here, next. >>> this will be the day when all of god's children will be able to sing with new meaning "my country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee i sing. ♪ we are going to see the king no more crying we are going to see the king ♪ ♪ hallelujah americans are always ready to work hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've
send me a romney button. maybe i'll go in a few conservative areas and see if i can help you out. >> i'll send you the list. >> no, send me a button. i'll wear it on my lapel. i've got a few places i can go to breakfast. i'm sure it will help somebody out. >>> 47 years ago in alabama, people were beaten with billy clubs, attacked with teargas and murdered for fighting for the right to vote. today, we find ourselves under attack again. voter i.d. laws are suppressing voters,...
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the first mitt romney is the real mitt romney. the second is the one trying to get himself out of trouble. the romney campaign understands they can read the polls as clearly as we can. president obama won in 2008 by 13 points with women. now he's up ten points with women right now on issues of the economy over the course of the last two months alone. they are looking down the barrel of a huge problem if female voters get more alienated from the republican party. mitt romney does not want to be in that place. he's trying to get ahold of the poll and push this issue away from him because of what he believes and he sees the politics. the party keeps trying to pull him in. it's bad. >> the entertainment in this industry of politics and commentary is to catch people like romney. when you catch a guy from what he is to what he's supposed to be politically. >> it shows why conservatives don't trust him and have trouble warming to hymn. it also says why he would be the most formidable because they all believe he's the first one. the guy w
the first mitt romney is the real mitt romney. the second is the one trying to get himself out of trouble. the romney campaign understands they can read the polls as clearly as we can. president obama won in 2008 by 13 points with women. now he's up ten points with women right now on issues of the economy over the course of the last two months alone. they are looking down the barrel of a huge problem if female voters get more alienated from the republican party. mitt romney does not want to be...
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romney second with 27%. romney has nearly 300 more delegates than does santorum. the writing is on the wall. >> it will be romney. >> and he's your guy and you're happy? >> well, you know, i haven't endorsed anybody but i'm very comfortable with him. the other two candidates, wreck keep exceeding expectations. but romney won five delegates in louisiana. he'll get the 11-44. >> he looks like he's going to be the nominee. >> haley barbour, santorum on the defensive saying mitt romney's health care plan makes him the worst republican candidate in the country. the former pennsylvania senator who is frustrated with reporters who repeatedly asked him to clarify that remark. >> on the issue of health care, that's what i was talking about. i was very clear about that. >> okay. come on, guys. don't do this. i mean, you guys are incredible. i was talking about obama care and he is the worst. >> santorum was being asked about the comment do you think he's the worst candidate possible. santorum saying i just think that's true on the issue of health care. further down that sam
romney second with 27%. romney has nearly 300 more delegates than does santorum. the writing is on the wall. >> it will be romney. >> and he's your guy and you're happy? >> well, you know, i haven't endorsed anybody but i'm very comfortable with him. the other two candidates, wreck keep exceeding expectations. but romney won five delegates in louisiana. he'll get the 11-44. >> he looks like he's going to be the nominee. >> haley barbour, santorum on the defensive...
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let's say romney wins 4 of 48. who knows. on the delegate map, because his delegates are there first and how it goes and maybe some people will only remember to vote for three, maybe not four, all this and that, he's probably going to win 55 to 60% of the delegates no matter what happens because also there's not even a choice for santorum delegates for those congressional districts. so of the 54, i expect romney to get month less than 35 and maybe as many as 40 of the 54 delegates tonight. >> now, chuck, first that looks like an eye exam. either that or an intelligence test. >> i tried. but vote for not more than four. that's, of course, everyday english. >> it's kind of crazy and you did as good a job as any human could, i think, to try to make that clear. stepping back from some of the crazy details of it, what does romney need to do tonight? what would qualify as a decisive win for him that would make a difference in changing the momentum of this thing and wrapping it up for him? >> i don't think there's much he can do ton
let's say romney wins 4 of 48. who knows. on the delegate map, because his delegates are there first and how it goes and maybe some people will only remember to vote for three, maybe not four, all this and that, he's probably going to win 55 to 60% of the delegates no matter what happens because also there's not even a choice for santorum delegates for those congressional districts. so of the 54, i expect romney to get month less than 35 and maybe as many as 40 of the 54 delegates tonight....
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mitt romney leading by seven points in that state. romney's super pac is pounding santorum again. s it's spending $3 million in wisconsin on ads. >> in 20 years in washington, santorum voted to raise the debt limit five times. and for billions of wasteful spending including the bridge to nowhere. santorum voted against national right to work -- >> i want to bring in chris hayes host of "up" and michael scherrer who wrotes for the caucus. good morning. >> good morning. >> this seems to be like a boxing match where one guy is on the mad and the count's go on with the ref but he keeps getting up. is santorum going to keep getting up forever, chris? >> it seems to me mathematically, look at the delegate allocation, it is no longer really that possible for plaus -- it's possible but not plausible that santorum can get the amount of delegates to get the nomination. it is possible, though the possibility is diminishing he can prevent romney from getting outright number he needs before the convention to sort of make him go to the convention without a nomination. my sense is that inevitabl
mitt romney leading by seven points in that state. romney's super pac is pounding santorum again. s it's spending $3 million in wisconsin on ads. >> in 20 years in washington, santorum voted to raise the debt limit five times. and for billions of wasteful spending including the bridge to nowhere. santorum voted against national right to work -- >> i want to bring in chris hayes host of "up" and michael scherrer who wrotes for the caucus. good morning. >> good...
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but, of course, now that he is 65, willard romney is eligible for medicare, but romney's campaign says he won't sign up for medicare. he'll keep his private insurance instead. i guess he wants to protect himself from the republican attack on medicare, a little thing called the ryan plan that willard just loves. >> one of the greatest ideas that required extraordinary courage on the part of our republican friends in washington was to vote for something known as the ryan plan. >> really? it took courage to vote for the ryan plan? the ryan plan that would force seniors to pay an extra $6,000 a year for health care? the ryan plan that the "the wall street journal" says would, quote, essentially end medicare. willard, maybe you don't need medicare, but 95% of all seniors do. i know you thought we'd let you off the hook just because it's your birthday. nah. but we do hope you have a happy birthday. oh, yeah, and nice try. but we gotcha. for important legal documents. so start your business, protect your family, launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com, we put the law on your side. i don't want a
but, of course, now that he is 65, willard romney is eligible for medicare, but romney's campaign says he won't sign up for medicare. he'll keep his private insurance instead. i guess he wants to protect himself from the republican attack on medicare, a little thing called the ryan plan that willard just loves. >> one of the greatest ideas that required extraordinary courage on the part of our republican friends in washington was to vote for something known as the ryan plan. >>...
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romney and humor. romney and talking. >> not great anecdote to choose. if i'm going to put a positive spin on all of these romney gaffes, i think it's that you know, he's a charitable guy, and he'd rather give to others. and what he is doing is giving to others. instead of -- >> wow. >> the democrats. >> yes. >> that was -- >> to everyone else. >> this was not a gaffe, i would argue a gaffe is when you say words like i like being able to fire people which you know, is slightly taken out of context, still doesn't sound good. this was a story, this was a story and i think a revealing moment. it was not -- it was really strange. he is sitting there talking about how his father, chuckle chuckle closed a factory. i mean, i don't see -- there is no good way to describe this. this was not a gaffe. but i think this was the worst of a lot of in a string of really unfortunate statements that he has made since january. >> left in stitches by the story, so humorous, i was on the floor. >> you have nothing left. you're spent. >> the only serious analysis i'd offer is
romney and humor. romney and talking. >> not great anecdote to choose. if i'm going to put a positive spin on all of these romney gaffes, i think it's that you know, he's a charitable guy, and he'd rather give to others. and what he is doing is giving to others. instead of -- >> wow. >> the democrats. >> yes. >> that was -- >> to everyone else. >> this was not a gaffe, i would argue a gaffe is when you say words like i like being able to fire people...
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was fired up about mitt romney. and liked the idea after hands-on governor. he watched him go through the campaign, go to the right on ma immigration. use it as a wedge against mccain. he didn't like it. didn't like it again. he has even been critical of the tone and rhetoric used on the issue of immigration. i think this endorsement is bowing to reality of the situation. when you know all of that backdrop, and you read the statement, i think it is kind ever telling. >> it is interesting he married a woman from mexico. who is hispanic. >> then his own record on issues involving hispanics is strong. a lot of appeal with hispanics and an example of the kind of republican who figures out how can you win over hispanic voters and not just cube an americans in florida. but also mexican americans. >> the statement released this morning, jeb bush said in part, primary elections held in 34 states and now the time for republicans to unite behind governor romney and take our message of fiscal conservative and i'm endorsing mit
was fired up about mitt romney. and liked the idea after hands-on governor. he watched him go through the campaign, go to the right on ma immigration. use it as a wedge against mccain. he didn't like it. didn't like it again. he has even been critical of the tone and rhetoric used on the issue of immigration. i think this endorsement is bowing to reality of the situation. when you know all of that backdrop, and you read the statement, i think it is kind ever telling. >> it is interesting...
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he's a romney guy. he said, after april 3rd, then it is appropriate to start asking rick santorum, what's your viability? >> it seems to me that romney can't land the plane with all the money he's got. he's got the looks, he's got the background. it's his turn. the rushl republican usual republican rule, you wait your turn. it's his turn. something is not there. when is it going to be there? >> well, chris, i'm not sure it's ever going to be there in the sense that it's very clear. again, we've been saying this now for so long but i guess it bears repetition. this is a guy who does not have a deep or meaningful or visceral connection to the republican base. it has been the case throughout his entire front runnerhood that he's not been able to motivate the people who now make up the republican party in the republican electorate. they are not in love with rick santorum, either, they really weren't in love with newt gingrich. they've tried on every possible piece of clothes and none of them ever really fit
he's a romney guy. he said, after april 3rd, then it is appropriate to start asking rick santorum, what's your viability? >> it seems to me that romney can't land the plane with all the money he's got. he's got the looks, he's got the background. it's his turn. the rushl republican usual republican rule, you wait your turn. it's his turn. something is not there. when is it going to be there? >> well, chris, i'm not sure it's ever going to be there in the sense that it's very clear....
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but obama care tying to it romney, that's his spate. romney, it's all about the economy. >> i want to switch gears a little bit. the president oversees, i'm hoping we can play this one more time. about what was caught by white house pool cameras in this conversation he was having with russian president medvedev and this issue of flexibility. here's the sound one more time. >> this is my last -- >> i understand. >> when the president of the united states is speaking with the leader of russia saying he can be more flexible after the election, that is an alarming and troubling development. this is no time for a president to be pulling his punches with the american people. and not telling us what he's intending to do. >> jonathan, flexibility. why do i have a feeling we'll hear that word a lot from the conservatives and republicans, trying to say that's code for, he's not telling you everything he will do in his second term. >> right. when will politicians learn, and especially when will president obama learn that every moment is an open mi
but obama care tying to it romney, that's his spate. romney, it's all about the economy. >> i want to switch gears a little bit. the president oversees, i'm hoping we can play this one more time. about what was caught by white house pool cameras in this conversation he was having with russian president medvedev and this issue of flexibility. here's the sound one more time. >> this is my last -- >> i understand. >> when the president of the united states is speaking with...
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. >> mitt romney. >> ryan endorses romney and gives voters an undeaniable choice. vote for mitt and you can kiss medicare good-bye. eugene robinson on the radical alliance. >> this is a good crowd in vermont. >> the president let it fly today in vermont. >> the last thing we can afford to do is to go back to the same policies that got us into the mess in the first place. >>> the dow hits another new high. i'll ask bob what it means for re-election. >>> the day of reckoning is set in wisconsin. there's nothing but bad news out of the badger state for scott walker and another democratic challenger jumps in the race. we'll have the latest. >> we're going to return with wisconsin people. we're going get rid of walker. >>> good to have you with us tonight. the stand your ground laws are in the national spotlight because of the trayvon martin killing. bills are stalled in states like iowa, massachusetts and minnesota. they're getting a second look. in florida and more than a dozen other states there's nothing being done to prevent a killing like this from happening again
. >> mitt romney. >> ryan endorses romney and gives voters an undeaniable choice. vote for mitt and you can kiss medicare good-bye. eugene robinson on the radical alliance. >> this is a good crowd in vermont. >> the president let it fly today in vermont. >> the last thing we can afford to do is to go back to the same policies that got us into the mess in the first place. >>> the dow hits another new high. i'll ask bob what it means for re-election....
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. >> 37% of the people who turned out for mitt romney have reservations for mitt romney. i think the same is true in the sur gas bunch. >> i want to go to the man who has all the answers to the questions we've been asking. from the santorum campaign, the communications director for rick santorum. hogan, thanks for spending your saturday night with us. >> sure, thanks for the time. hogan, tell us about this win for your candidate, louisiana. a lot of folks thought he would win it. can this give you some of the big mo, momentum? >> i think so. we're very excited about the win. we think the people of louisiana of course. mitt romney went and spent more than a million dollars. i think this proves this thing has some legs and as we move into the states like pennsylvania and wisconsin, this is a huge stepping stone. one of the things we talked about before is who rick santorum resonates with. the exit polling shows among women he did better as well. i think the tide is turning. earlier this week when we heard his campaign person etch a sketch, that's going to have an effect. >>
. >> 37% of the people who turned out for mitt romney have reservations for mitt romney. i think the same is true in the sur gas bunch. >> i want to go to the man who has all the answers to the questions we've been asking. from the santorum campaign, the communications director for rick santorum. hogan, thanks for spending your saturday night with us. >> sure, thanks for the time. hogan, tell us about this win for your candidate, louisiana. a lot of folks thought he would win...
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illinois could have been the period or exclamation point had romney won illinois -- romney won mississippi last week. i want to make a few points. number one, look at newt gingrich tonight. he is sitting in fourth place, ed, not third place, fourth place. this is a campaign that is sinking fast, and i think you see conservative voters in the state of illinois, basically are no longer viewing newt as a viable option. that's good and bad for santorum, because he basically got his two-man race. even if you add the newt vote to santorum, what little there was tonight, it still wouldn't have been enough to beat romney in illinois, but let me show you why. illinois, if you look at it, is a state romney fit a lot better. this is only been seven states so far that we've had primaries in where you've had moderates, liberal or moderate republicans outnumber very conservative republicans. in fact, to take it a step further, illinois was basically the fourth most moderate republican primary state we've had so far, the only one with more moderate voters and less conservative voters were new hampshire,
illinois could have been the period or exclamation point had romney won illinois -- romney won mississippi last week. i want to make a few points. number one, look at newt gingrich tonight. he is sitting in fourth place, ed, not third place, fourth place. this is a campaign that is sinking fast, and i think you see conservative voters in the state of illinois, basically are no longer viewing newt as a viable option. that's good and bad for santorum, because he basically got his two-man race....
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in another key endorsement for romney, former president george h.w. bush officially threw his support behind the republican front-runner. after a private meeting in houston, the 41st president encouraged the party to start looking to the general election. >> barbara and i are very proud to fully and enthusiastically endorse and support our old friend, mitt romney. he's a good man. he'll make a great president. and we just wish him well. i do think it's the time for the party to get behind governor romney. he reminded me of kenny rogers, there's a time when to hold them, a time when to fold them. well, i think it's time for people to get behind this good man. >> bush 41 quoting the gambler. you've got to love it. rick santorum downplayed suggestions that romney has a lock on the nomination. he appealed to conservatives yesterday, urging them to stay true to their conservative principles. >> we're not going to concede to the moderate establishment who wants to convince everybody that it's over, it's time just to go aw away. we've now dumped in $100 mill
in another key endorsement for romney, former president george h.w. bush officially threw his support behind the republican front-runner. after a private meeting in houston, the 41st president encouraged the party to start looking to the general election. >> barbara and i are very proud to fully and enthusiastically endorse and support our old friend, mitt romney. he's a good man. he'll make a great president. and we just wish him well. i do think it's the time for the party to get behind...
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david plouffe says romney would hardly be in a position to attack the president. >> mitt romney's the godfather of our health care plan. if he's president, remarkably, he's running away from that past. and he's going to say he's going to try and throw all this away. we're going to have a big fight about health care again. >> that is santorum's argument. how big is health care, you think, going to play eventually in this overall general election? >> there's no question that it changes the politics of health care, whether santorum or romney is the nominee. we've got santorum actually going to the supreme court today speaking from the steps and using this trial that's beginning as a way to underscore that argument. and saying that romney won't be able to campaign on this issue. i think mitt romney would take issue with that. mitt romney has made a lot of noise about obamacare, being against it. he is not going to take that lying down. >> molly and nia, thank you both. >>> dick cheney is recovering at a washington area hospital after getting a heart transatlanta over the weekend. the 71-y
david plouffe says romney would hardly be in a position to attack the president. >> mitt romney's the godfather of our health care plan. if he's president, remarkably, he's running away from that past. and he's going to say he's going to try and throw all this away. we're going to have a big fight about health care again. >> that is santorum's argument. how big is health care, you think, going to play eventually in this overall general election? >> there's no question that it...
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romney could get as many as 43. our loose estimation in the political unit is somewhere between 40% and 43%. right now ate pears santorum is winning three of the congressional districts. he could get a fourth and that would get him as many as 14 delegates. >> okay, chuck. stay with us. feel free to jump in with our other guests. joining us now is steve schmitt, nbc analyst and campaign adviser and the nearby host of "the rachael madow show." you didn't get a word in on your show. >> yeah. >> you had to swallow the speeches. >> i said hello. here is rick. got go. >> do you have any thoughts? >> number actually, meditating the whole time. ful actually, i don't think it's a surprise that mitt romney won. i think that the santorum and gingrich critique with steve schmitt is taken part. they shouldn't be getting on him for spending so much money. i do actually think there is a little bit of an motional pull to that critique. i think it sort of matters to people that mitt romney has outspent rick santorum seven to one in
romney could get as many as 43. our loose estimation in the political unit is somewhere between 40% and 43%. right now ate pears santorum is winning three of the congressional districts. he could get a fourth and that would get him as many as 14 delegates. >> okay, chuck. stay with us. feel free to jump in with our other guests. joining us now is steve schmitt, nbc analyst and campaign adviser and the nearby host of "the rachael madow show." you didn't get a word in on your...
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romney doesn't care if his hair is on fire. the fact is what's happened to gas prices is rising international powers like china and india are upping their demand. finally, this is the thing the republicans can't deal with. the president has opened up more domestic reserves to drilling than were ever opened up under president bush. we'reless dedependent on foreign oil than we were a few years ago. the other economic forces are pushing the prices up. >> the republicans are developing this narrative that it's all president obama's fault. how they fight it back and do you think it's hurting him in the polls? >> i think the republicans look absurd on a lot of stuff. he began the statement by saying earlier president ought fire his advisors. romney wants to fire efb. it's the way he made his money. i don't think it has a lot of bite to it. today he went further and he said that president obama has outlawed thomas edison's lightbulb. first of all the lightbulb efficiency situation was signed by president bush and it doesn't outlaw the
romney doesn't care if his hair is on fire. the fact is what's happened to gas prices is rising international powers like china and india are upping their demand. finally, this is the thing the republicans can't deal with. the president has opened up more domestic reserves to drilling than were ever opened up under president bush. we'reless dedependent on foreign oil than we were a few years ago. the other economic forces are pushing the prices up. >> the republicans are developing this...
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let's go back to romney. he was searching if are a narrative and last night he appeared to settle on one. gone were the panderers to the conservative base. he is trying to be more hills. romney began to make the case for how he will run against president obama if he is the nominee. he started that contrast last night. >> for 25 years, i lived and breathed business and the economy and jobs. i had successes and failures. but each step of the way i learned more about what it is that makes our american system so powerful. you can't learn that teaching constitutional law at the university of chicago. enough. we had enough. >> romney also more effectively tried to defend his work in the context of american exceptionalism. >> those jobs helped families buy their first homes. those jobs put kids through school. those jobs helped people live better lives. dream a little bigger. >> we saw a looser romney last night and he tried a few one-liners. >> the regulators would have shut them down for dust pollution. and of cou
let's go back to romney. he was searching if are a narrative and last night he appeared to settle on one. gone were the panderers to the conservative base. he is trying to be more hills. romney began to make the case for how he will run against president obama if he is the nominee. he started that contrast last night. >> for 25 years, i lived and breathed business and the economy and jobs. i had successes and failures. but each step of the way i learned more about what it is that makes...
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35 and the romney at 38. and they are saying, wow, it's a big lead for the president but note where his number is, it's a hard 51 or 52. you looked at this undecided vote and is it what we're seeing is it the same sort of lukewarm enthusiasm for romney -- >> exactly. >> -- that's showing up in the general? >> it's several things first of all, with president obama, he's actually running a couple points below where he was four years ago when he carried wisconsin overwhelmingly, so it's not like he's getting a big endorsement right now in wisconsin despite the margins over romney and santorum. and, yes, the lukewarm support for the republicans, right now the undecided, 12% of republicans say they are undecided in the general election toss-up against romney and obama, and a lot of independents who lean republicans, are also undecided in the head-to-head matchups. the endorsements that romney is getting that we talked about with bush and others and ryan, i mean, that's really important for him right now because he
35 and the romney at 38. and they are saying, wow, it's a big lead for the president but note where his number is, it's a hard 51 or 52. you looked at this undecided vote and is it what we're seeing is it the same sort of lukewarm enthusiasm for romney -- >> exactly. >> -- that's showing up in the general? >> it's several things first of all, with president obama, he's actually running a couple points below where he was four years ago when he carried wisconsin overwhelmingly,...
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romney. but we also know the far more important month in -- well, in politics, is october, the eve of the election itself. and the dnc is having a great time bashing mitt romney on his new budget plan which democrats insists favors the rich. ♪ when old mitt collapse his hand for the plan that's amore ♪ >> that's amore and that's in the side show, and let me finish tonight with the predictable election coming our way this summer and fall. we begin with the trayvon martin shooting. chief investigative correspondent joins us from sanford, florida tonight. also david wilson, editor of greo.com. let's start with michael who is new on the case. michael, what can you tell us you've been able to uncover? >> reporter: chris, it's still murky about what happened that night between trayvon martin and george zimmerman, but one new piece of evidence we did find today could raise some further questions is the original 2005 police report on the arrest of george zimmerman. zimmerman was arrested at a bar
romney. but we also know the far more important month in -- well, in politics, is october, the eve of the election itself. and the dnc is having a great time bashing mitt romney on his new budget plan which democrats insists favors the rich. ♪ when old mitt collapse his hand for the plan that's amore ♪ >> that's amore and that's in the side show, and let me finish tonight with the predictable election coming our way this summer and fall. we begin with the trayvon martin shooting....
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romney on libya. he said mitt romney has responded to the situation in libya as it has developed going to it's the president who has been unclear what his intention was with respect to our military's involvement in libya. whether or not you agree with president obama on foreign policy and i think that most americans find his foreign policy uncontroversial, it's hard to imagine that mitt romney will portray himself as the guy that makes more sense on foreign policy. if this is the new romney campaign plan, this is awkward timing for them to relaunch their campaign around the idea of a mitt romney foreign policy genius central. they have been making all lovey dovey with the paul ryan budget who mitt romney says he loves pit. mitt romney would like them to think mitt romney right there behind him. paul ryan's budget has a big foreign policy problem, which is he's just accused all of the top u.s. generals of lying to congress. >> why did the committee choose to go against the advice of the generals? >> we
romney on libya. he said mitt romney has responded to the situation in libya as it has developed going to it's the president who has been unclear what his intention was with respect to our military's involvement in libya. whether or not you agree with president obama on foreign policy and i think that most americans find his foreign policy uncontroversial, it's hard to imagine that mitt romney will portray himself as the guy that makes more sense on foreign policy. if this is the new romney...
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say that mitt romney started with nothing. >> i'd also say that mitt romney started with nothing. he didn't get an inheritance from his dad. >> yes, he did get an inheritance from his dad, he did. >> i could all also say that mitt romney started with nothing. he didn't get an inheritance from his dad. he was living in a two-room apartment when he first started so he can relate to struggle sghs he inherited a million dollars from his father. that's a million more than i inherited from my father. he said he gave it to charity, the brigham young university. we have no proof because that million went to the hundreds of millions that he had by the time his father died he was much richer than his father when his father died that's why mitt romney can say i didn't take the inher hance tans. as to mitt romney starting with nothing, i give you readings from the real romney by michael kranish and scott heldman. mitt romney was born in to an exclusive leafy section of detroit, according to the book which back then actually had exclusive leafy sections, but that was not leafy or exclusive eno
say that mitt romney started with nothing. >> i'd also say that mitt romney started with nothing. he didn't get an inheritance from his dad. >> yes, he did get an inheritance from his dad, he did. >> i could all also say that mitt romney started with nothing. he didn't get an inheritance from his dad. he was living in a two-room apartment when he first started so he can relate to struggle sghs he inherited a million dollars from his father. that's a million more than i...
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mitt romney, 39%. so if you've got the republican front-runner at 39% on the fox poll favorability and the president, 50, you've got to try to muddy them up and muddy up all of those that you can, that may raise the questions, that won't help you. >> and it's not in the air. i'll just add one observation, that you said, it's in the air. it is on the ground. we are seeing a preview of what mitt romney is going to try to do to president obama because he's doing it to every opponent he has, and he's using again, this money, where we, the average voter out here, we don't even know where the money's coming from. >> have no idea. >> so, but i think the strategy should be just what the president is doing, but most important of all, we who have voices need to expose this for what it is. but they better be careful, because again, someone once said, you expose a devil, and people will rise up and take care of that devil. so they can keep being evil, but you might just motivate us to go out and -- >> vote in big
mitt romney, 39%. so if you've got the republican front-runner at 39% on the fox poll favorability and the president, 50, you've got to try to muddy them up and muddy up all of those that you can, that may raise the questions, that won't help you. >> and it's not in the air. i'll just add one observation, that you said, it's in the air. it is on the ground. we are seeing a preview of what mitt romney is going to try to do to president obama because he's doing it to every opponent he has,...
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to tell about mitt romney. we will tell you that one tonight. >>> and later the president's position is now, you can call it obamacare, just don't call it unconstitutional. we will have the latest from inside of the supreme court today. as a chef we are always committed to our suppliers... you know, those farmers, those foragers, those fishermen... for me, it's really about building this extraordinary community. american express is passionate about the same thing. they're one of those partners that i would really rely on whether it's finding new customers, or, a new location for my next restaurant. when we all come together, my restaurants, my partners, and the community amazing things happen. to me, that's the membership effect. the largest class size in the nation. 47th out of 50 in per-student funding. but right now, we can make history with a ballot measure to send every k-through-12 dollar straight to our schools. to every school and every child. not to sacramento. it's the only initiative that can say all
to tell about mitt romney. we will tell you that one tonight. >>> and later the president's position is now, you can call it obamacare, just don't call it unconstitutional. we will have the latest from inside of the supreme court today. as a chef we are always committed to our suppliers... you know, those farmers, those foragers, those fishermen... for me, it's really about building this extraordinary community. american express is passionate about the same thing. they're one of those...
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there's a reason mitt romney isn't here. mitt romney brals wrote this piece of legislation. it's very telling when you have a conservative running for president stop by the supreme court to say, hey, i'm with you guys, this bill is wrong for the country, it takes away our freedoms and i stand with you while mitt romney isn't here. he can't b. he's not credible on the issue. and he cannot take this fight to barack obama in the fall. >> i want to show a clip from your campaign -- >> every day, the residents of this town must come to grips with the harsh reality that a rogue nation and sworn american enemy has become a nuclear threat. >> you have to love it when you break out the deep voice and the ads, the scary stephen king trailer movie thing s. this over the top from the campaign? right now, don't you think the money you should be spending, shouldn't you focus that on the gop front-runner, mitt romney? >> it's funny because when we talk about mitt romney, everyone says we should focus on obama. when we talk about obama, everyone says we should focus on mitt romney. we have
there's a reason mitt romney isn't here. mitt romney brals wrote this piece of legislation. it's very telling when you have a conservative running for president stop by the supreme court to say, hey, i'm with you guys, this bill is wrong for the country, it takes away our freedoms and i stand with you while mitt romney isn't here. he can't b. he's not credible on the issue. and he cannot take this fight to barack obama in the fall. >> i want to show a clip from your campaign -- >>...
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. >> i am an endorsement romney. the reason is not only because he'll be the republican nominee but he offers at this point such a stark contrast to the president's record. [ female announcer ] experience dual-action power, with listerine® whitening plus restoring rinse. it's the only listerine® that gets teeth two shades whiter and makes tooth enamel two times stronger. get dual-action listerine® whitening rinse. building whiter, stronger teeth. is the pain reliever orthopedic doctors recommend most for arthritis pain, think again. and take aleve. it's the one doctors recommend most for arthritis pain. two pills can last all day. ♪ at liberty mutual, we know how much you count on your car, and how much the people in your life count on you. that's why we offer accident forgiveness, where your price won't increase due to your first accident. we also offer a hassle-free lifetime repair guarantee, where the repairs made on your car are guaranteed for life, or they're on us. these are just two of the valuable featur
. >> i am an endorsement romney. the reason is not only because he'll be the republican nominee but he offers at this point such a stark contrast to the president's record. [ female announcer ] experience dual-action power, with listerine® whitening plus restoring rinse. it's the only listerine® that gets teeth two shades whiter and makes tooth enamel two times stronger. get dual-action listerine® whitening rinse. building whiter, stronger teeth. is the pain reliever orthopedic doctors...
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senator marco rubio endorsed mitt romney last night. >> i am going to endorse mitt romney, the reason why is not only because he is going to be the republican nominee. he offers such a stark contrast to the president's record. >> e.j. deon is a columnist and perry bacon an editor for the msnbc contributor. good morning to both of you. e.j., i was watching the entire interview. you heard what he just said, i am behind him because he is going to win and he is better than president obama. is that a ringing endorsement? >> it is not a ringing endorsement. i think what you are seeing here is sort of the last roundup in the republican race. i think wisconsin is the last roundup. rick santorum's original sin was losing control of his message the week before michigan. you really have a race where romney basically has the northeast. the southern states are anti-romney. the western states are split. all the tiebreakers were the big states in the midwest. romney won every sinlg one of those. if santorum can somehow pull out the victory in wisconsin, he could break that pattern. it would make thi
senator marco rubio endorsed mitt romney last night. >> i am going to endorse mitt romney, the reason why is not only because he is going to be the republican nominee. he offers such a stark contrast to the president's record. >> e.j. deon is a columnist and perry bacon an editor for the msnbc contributor. good morning to both of you. e.j., i was watching the entire interview. you heard what he just said, i am behind him because he is going to win and he is better than president...
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romney five. another five were unallocated bringing the count to 490 for romney, santorum 203, gingrich, 137 and ron paul, 34. santorum said he can still pull out a win in wisconsin. >> i can't outspend him in wisconsin. you can help outwork him. the race isn't over until the people of wisconsin sing. we need you to sing a week from tuesday. >> santorum's effort to soften his image in the badger state by stopping to bowl both saturday and sunday -- >> three strikes in a row. that's a turkey. that tells you that you have someone who can relate to the voters in wisconsin. >> maybe so but that plan may have been derailed when he became frustrated with reporters asking him to clarify this remark. >> mitt romney agreed with barack obama on every single thing that he did because he put it in place in massachusetts. it's the blueprint for obama care. don't believe me. ask obama. why would we put one up who is uniquely -- pick any other republican in the country. he's the worst republican in the country t
romney five. another five were unallocated bringing the count to 490 for romney, santorum 203, gingrich, 137 and ron paul, 34. santorum said he can still pull out a win in wisconsin. >> i can't outspend him in wisconsin. you can help outwork him. the race isn't over until the people of wisconsin sing. we need you to sing a week from tuesday. >> santorum's effort to soften his image in the badger state by stopping to bowl both saturday and sunday -- >> three strikes in a row....
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meanwhile, wisconsin congressman paul ryan announced his endorsement of romney saying mitt romney is the best person to beat president obama. >> so i believe that he's the right person for the job, and i think this primary has been productive, i think it's constructive up until now. i think it's made the candidates better but we're entering a phase where it could be counterproductive if it drags on long. >> that follows thursday's endorsement by george h.w. bush to endorse the gop front-runner. >> i'm honors to have your endorsement and your support and the president indicated that we've been friends for some time. my parents were also friends of the president and the first lady and having your support means a great deal to me on a personal basis, a family basis, and also on a national basis. >> so that follows the endorsement of jeb bush. nbc's kelly o'donnell joins me from appleton, wisconsin. how are voters responding to endosment they've got friend their local hero, paul ryan? >> reporter: paul ryan is a popular figure among republicans here in the state, specially when the gover
meanwhile, wisconsin congressman paul ryan announced his endorsement of romney saying mitt romney is the best person to beat president obama. >> so i believe that he's the right person for the job, and i think this primary has been productive, i think it's constructive up until now. i think it's made the candidates better but we're entering a phase where it could be counterproductive if it drags on long. >> that follows thursday's endorsement by george h.w. bush to endorse the gop...
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>>> plus, mitt romney visits jay leno and suggests a position in the romney administration for rick santorum. that story and a check on weather when we come right back. >>> a nuclear plant involved in cooling the reactor blew out. the blowout triggered an automatic shutdown of the system, but before the flight was sealed, some radioactive steam escaped into the air. we always hear about jobs leaving america. here's a chance to create jobs in america. oil sands projects, like kearl, and the keystone pipeline will provide secure and reliable energy to the united states. over the coming years, projects like these could create more than half a million jobs in the us alone. from the canadian border, through the mid west, to the gulf coast. benefiting hundreds of thousands of families throughout the country. this is just what our economy needs right now. and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. [ woman ] lower cholesterol. [ man 2 ] yummy. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste and whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. your finances can't man
>>> plus, mitt romney visits jay leno and suggests a position in the romney administration for rick santorum. that story and a check on weather when we come right back. >>> a nuclear plant involved in cooling the reactor blew out. the blowout triggered an automatic shutdown of the system, but before the flight was sealed, some radioactive steam escaped into the air. we always hear about jobs leaving america. here's a chance to create jobs in america. oil sands projects, like...
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just 18 for romney. those values voters could matter even more heading to saturday's primary down the values state, louisiana. let's get right to the panel with karen finny, now columnist for the hill and goldy tai tore, managing editor of the gold i tailor project and julian epstein. julian, start with you. did you get your etch-a-sketch yet? >> this is funny. you remember after the florida primary when mitt romney said he didn't care about the poor. this is the silver foot in the mouth syndrome. similarly after a big win in illinois the candidate staff comes out and says the positions can be like an etch-a-sketch, he can just erase them for the general election. you ask anybody that's been involved in presidential politics and they will tell you it takes two wings to fly. you have to motive at it independents on the one hand and the liberal base on the other. what he has done is alienate both bases. he has no love coming from the conservative base as many commented on he is 20 points behind on independ
just 18 for romney. those values voters could matter even more heading to saturday's primary down the values state, louisiana. let's get right to the panel with karen finny, now columnist for the hill and goldy tai tore, managing editor of the gold i tailor project and julian epstein. julian, start with you. did you get your etch-a-sketch yet? >> this is funny. you remember after the florida primary when mitt romney said he didn't care about the poor. this is the silver foot in the mouth...
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then romney added, and you're going to love this. ever heard of a ship called the "titanic"? it's a humorous story. rick santorum gave a speech at the jelly belly factory in california. incidentally, the jelly belly factory was also newt gingrich's nickname in college. isn't that weird? kind of a cool nickname. >> that's cool. >> jelly belly factory. >> what's up, jelly belly factory? >> a new poll found that president obama's approval rating is above 50% for the first time since last may. obama made sure -- [ cheers and applause ] yeah. obama made sure to thank the people who made that possible, mitt romney, rick santorum, newt gingrich and ron paul. >> tonight, jimmy welcomes comedian artie lange, and musical guest ed sheeran. that's "late night with jimmy fallon" on your local nbc station. >>> time now for entertainment news. at the box office this weekend, "the hunger games" still dominating, but two new films could still do well. >> you act surprised. >> well, it's amazing people are so into this. the record-breaker will take the top spot again. the only question is by h
then romney added, and you're going to love this. ever heard of a ship called the "titanic"? it's a humorous story. rick santorum gave a speech at the jelly belly factory in california. incidentally, the jelly belly factory was also newt gingrich's nickname in college. isn't that weird? kind of a cool nickname. >> that's cool. >> jelly belly factory. >> what's up, jelly belly factory? >> a new poll found that president obama's approval rating is above 50% for...
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romney? he told the michigan press how wrong mitt romney was on the auto bailout on one of the biggest issues in his state. early on in the race he got the endorcement of republican congressman joe heck out of nevada. how does mr. heck express his enthusiasm for mitt romney? he informed the nevada press core that mr. romney was dead wrong on the biggest issue in his state, housing. down in arizona mitt romney gets the endorsement of randy pullen. how does randy pullen express his enthusiasm? he said, my guy has a hard time connecting with people. yes, sir, and you're not helping. former republican governor jon huntsman of utah drops out himself. he endorses mitt romney and how does he express his enthusiasm for mitt romney? >> gone are the days when the republican party used to put forward big bold visionary stuff. we're going to have problems politically until we get some sort of third party movement or some alternative voice out there that can put forward new ideas. >> by the way, vote for
romney? he told the michigan press how wrong mitt romney was on the auto bailout on one of the biggest issues in his state. early on in the race he got the endorcement of republican congressman joe heck out of nevada. how does mr. heck express his enthusiasm for mitt romney? he informed the nevada press core that mr. romney was dead wrong on the biggest issue in his state, housing. down in arizona mitt romney gets the endorsement of randy pullen. how does randy pullen express his enthusiasm? he...
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mitt romney is 3,000 miles away. >> meanwhile, mitt romney standing against a repeal obamacare backdrop in san diego, carefully avoided that number one topic of conversation for every political junkie right now. he skipped any mention of the supreme court and instead santorum. >> i'm not going to worries what rick is falling these days. when you fall further and further behind you get more am nated. >> what's romney's current debate in massachusetts, this was his answer yesterday. >> it's a matter of constitutional direction. states have the power to provide mandates if they wish to do so the federal government does not. in the case of obamacare, he's put in place $500 billion of new taxes. $500 billion of medicare cuts. >> finally, a dream ticket due for some? santorum seems to think so. >> would you even consider it? would you consider it? >> look, i would do in this race as i always say, the most important race in our country's history. i'm going to do everything that i can. >> you're keeping your options opened? >> i'll do whatever is necessary to help our country. >> santorum is re
mitt romney is 3,000 miles away. >> meanwhile, mitt romney standing against a repeal obamacare backdrop in san diego, carefully avoided that number one topic of conversation for every political junkie right now. he skipped any mention of the supreme court and instead santorum. >> i'm not going to worries what rick is falling these days. when you fall further and further behind you get more am nated. >> what's romney's current debate in massachusetts, this was his answer...
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i think romney's looked absurd. he began that statement, by the way, that you had on earlier, by saying president the president ought to fire his advisers. romney wants to fire everybody. it's the way he made his money and if you implemented his economic policies a lot of people would be fired. so no, i don't think it has a lot of bite it to. today he went even further. he said that president obama had outlawed thomas edison's light bulb. first of all the light bulb efficiency legislation was signed by president bush and secondly it doesn't outlaw the incandescent light bulb it just sets better energy standards for it. he makes stuff up. >> he makes up thinking that lela tino vote will go to republicans. >> it is hard for a republican to be elected for president without getting 40% of the latino vote. bush got 44%. i painfully remember that in 2004. but you are not going to get the latino vote. romney is not, republicans are not when they talk the way they do about immigration, immigrants and hispanic. they are the
i think romney's looked absurd. he began that statement, by the way, that you had on earlier, by saying president the president ought to fire his advisers. romney wants to fire everybody. it's the way he made his money and if you implemented his economic policies a lot of people would be fired. so no, i don't think it has a lot of bite it to. today he went even further. he said that president obama had outlawed thomas edison's light bulb. first of all the light bulb efficiency legislation was...
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to be the republican nominee. >> you are endorsing mitt romney? >> i have zero doubt in my mind, that mitt romney will govern as a conservative and that heel be head and shoulders better than the guy who is in the white house right now. >> more now on the 2012 race. our political power panel, ted strickland and current coach for the obama re-election campaign and joe watkins, republican strategist and aid to the first bush white house. marco rubio now in romney's corner officially. everybody kind of knew that. there was the endorsement. george h.w. bush making a former endorsement later today in houston. as the party starts to circle the wagon, will voters start to focus lesson the fumbles on more on whether he can better manage the economy than president obama? >> i think mr. romney is likely to emerge as the nominee. he us a deeply flawed nominee. there are questions about his past behavior. why did he have much of his wealth in the cayman islands? the man who wants to be the president of the united states of america. he needs to explain to the
to be the republican nominee. >> you are endorsing mitt romney? >> i have zero doubt in my mind, that mitt romney will govern as a conservative and that heel be head and shoulders better than the guy who is in the white house right now. >> more now on the 2012 race. our political power panel, ted strickland and current coach for the obama re-election campaign and joe watkins, republican strategist and aid to the first bush white house. marco rubio now in romney's corner...
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john, he would consider being the running mate to mitt romney? >> what i'm saying is that what rick santorum is saying that he is going to do everything possibly he can to make sure that a republican beats barack obama, wherever that is, and at some point if that happens to be the alternative, certainly he would not turn that down to not beat obama. at this point, we believe the strongest thing he could do is be the nominee because he has such a contrast with obama. >> john brabender with the santorum campaign. nice to see you. thanks for your time. >> thank you for inviting me. >>> some other stories topping the news, just a short time ago, pope benedict departed for havana to meet raul castro and possibly his brother, fidel. it is part of a three-day visit to cuba, the first since pope john paul ii toured the island nation back in 1998. the pope arrived in cuba monday urging all cubans to abandon communism and build a renewed and open society. >>> president obama is clarifying a remark he made to russian president dmitry medvedev during a nucle
john, he would consider being the running mate to mitt romney? >> what i'm saying is that what rick santorum is saying that he is going to do everything possibly he can to make sure that a republican beats barack obama, wherever that is, and at some point if that happens to be the alternative, certainly he would not turn that down to not beat obama. at this point, we believe the strongest thing he could do is be the nominee because he has such a contrast with obama. >> john...
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in mitt romney's home state. >> santorum is right, a win is a win for mitt romney but the delegates are split evenly. each candidate received 15 delegates. romney spent time today cutting down the guy who tied him in michigan. >> rick santorum is a nice guy, but an economic lightweight. he doesn't understand what it takes to make an economy work on a personal basis. >> the campaigns are headed in the south country and of course the rust belt for the next week the focus is on the economic issues. this is why romney is calling santorum an economic lightweight but santorum thinks his message will resonate with the working class. >> we feel really good about tennessee, we feel great about oklahoma, we'll spend time in ohio, that is a battleground state, we think our message about guy from steel town in western pennsylvania will play well across the state of ohio. >> all right, we will see. santorum is trying to get back on track after killing his own momentum with social issues in that speech about jfk. but pennsylvania labor leaders, let me tell you something, folks, they know the real ric
in mitt romney's home state. >> santorum is right, a win is a win for mitt romney but the delegates are split evenly. each candidate received 15 delegates. romney spent time today cutting down the guy who tied him in michigan. >> rick santorum is a nice guy, but an economic lightweight. he doesn't understand what it takes to make an economy work on a personal basis. >> the campaigns are headed in the south country and of course the rust belt for the next week the focus is on...
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romney and mr. romney will win by hook or by crook? mr. gingrich addressed his supporters in alabama within the last hour and reiterated that he's not getting out and he's taking his campaign all the way to the rip convention in tampa. of course, they all say that before they get out. time will tell. >>> this may also be an appropriate time to take a step back and kwon seed one of mr. gingrich's points which is that, everybody has been wrong so far about the race to pick a republican nominee for president. the media, self included, has been wrong about who would show strength and who would be viable. but it's not just the media. it's insiders who have been really, really, really wrong about this race in guy say real insider. >> we're going to win this thing with all our passion and strength. >> that was mitt romney in marion, iowa, before the iowa caucuses predicting that he would win iowa. mr. romney, of course, lost iowa to rick santorum. now, this was mitt romney's campaign saying in a web ad that south carolina would pick a president i
romney and mr. romney will win by hook or by crook? mr. gingrich addressed his supporters in alabama within the last hour and reiterated that he's not getting out and he's taking his campaign all the way to the rip convention in tampa. of course, they all say that before they get out. time will tell. >>> this may also be an appropriate time to take a step back and kwon seed one of mr. gingrich's points which is that, everybody has been wrong so far about the race to pick a republican...
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i'm not sure that's a word, around team romney and the candidate. if romney limps out of wisconsin with only a four or five-point lead, and that poll only has him up by seven or eight, right? so if he only limps out of wisconsin with another win, a win is a win but not a solid 10-point, 11-point win, is he going to be the nominee? yes. will there be more endorsements like the paul ryans of the world, that ones that actually matter? yes. i think the conservative base is not fired up about the guy. i think jimmy is great and he's a visionary. we can all see that. there is nothing new here. that the conservative base in that party is not, quote, crazy about mitt romney. whether he limps in. he scoots in order gets it by a nose. his goal is to get that nomination. and it appears after tuesday. >> he appears to be on track. they've been talking about math the last couple weeks. how exciting is that? let's not forget that tuesday isn't just wisconsin. it is also d.c. and maryland. and i expect when you add the three of them up, you're going to see he has
i'm not sure that's a word, around team romney and the candidate. if romney limps out of wisconsin with only a four or five-point lead, and that poll only has him up by seven or eight, right? so if he only limps out of wisconsin with another win, a win is a win but not a solid 10-point, 11-point win, is he going to be the nominee? yes. will there be more endorsements like the paul ryans of the world, that ones that actually matter? yes. i think the conservative base is not fired up about the...
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romney has been called rich before. this is just something that you can mock him on and it's just material for late night comics. >> and let's talk a little bit about how the polls are sort of reacting or not reacting. but evidence of how this stuff may be undermining his popularity. a "washington post" abc news poll shows mitt romney's favorability is tanking among all adults. favorables at 34%, unfavorables at 50%. the more we see of mitt romney, the less the american public seems to like him. >> part of that is going through an expended protracted presidential primary season. the example i've written about it before and others brought it up, i can't think of a single nominee who was more damaged by the primary season than bill clinton in 1992. his favorable image was about 32% at this point and he bounced back and won. the key with bill clinton, there were two keys. one was his personality which i don't think mitt romney can compete with him there. bill clinton could win people over in a way i don't think romney can.
romney has been called rich before. this is just something that you can mock him on and it's just material for late night comics. >> and let's talk a little bit about how the polls are sort of reacting or not reacting. but evidence of how this stuff may be undermining his popularity. a "washington post" abc news poll shows mitt romney's favorability is tanking among all adults. favorables at 34%, unfavorables at 50%. the more we see of mitt romney, the less the american public...
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this game of stopping mitt romney. i think santorum, he can be subdued one day and he can be a very strident in his language the next. i think that article says that he was very critical of mitt romney, calling him, saying that he was the worst person to go up against obama in his kind of modified that language a little bit. i think santorum has gone back and forth in his language and about mitt romney and about obama. i think we're in a situation where santorum's back is up against the wall. this wisconsin primary. then it goes to pennsylvania. we've got to see if this will be his last dance. >> he is doubling his ad buying. we know that his campaign says the demographics of pennsylvania, we're not talk b the urban areas but the more blue collar, white voters who are very conservative these days in that state, might find him more appealing than they did once upon a time. let me put out these endorse. s. marco rubio and former remember that 41 have now officially he said dorised mitt romney. at this point, as it was ap
this game of stopping mitt romney. i think santorum, he can be subdued one day and he can be a very strident in his language the next. i think that article says that he was very critical of mitt romney, calling him, saying that he was the worst person to go up against obama in his kind of modified that language a little bit. i think santorum has gone back and forth in his language and about mitt romney and about obama. i think we're in a situation where santorum's back is up against the wall....
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mitt romney at 28%. in both states ron paul running a distant fourth, ron paul did not campaign or spend money in either of these states. as soon as we know, you will know who has won and who has not tonight. we will stay on tv as long as that takes tonight, please stay with us. >>> nbc news can project a result in the republican primary in the great state of alabama. nbc news can project that the winner of the republican primary in alabama is rick santorum. we're still waiting for further results from mississippi, but in alabama, nbc news has called this race. this was a finding that is not totally out of keeping with the polling heading into tonight's results in alabama. but the polling in both alabama and mississippi is notoriously nonpredictive of those states' results on both the democratic and republican side. so rick santorum win tonight with 26% of the vote recorded. 35% for rick santorum. newt gingrich in second place, and mitt romney in third place. of course, these numbers will firm up over th
mitt romney at 28%. in both states ron paul running a distant fourth, ron paul did not campaign or spend money in either of these states. as soon as we know, you will know who has won and who has not tonight. we will stay on tv as long as that takes tonight, please stay with us. >>> nbc news can project a result in the republican primary in the great state of alabama. nbc news can project that the winner of the republican primary in alabama is rick santorum. we're still waiting for...
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romney is a real conservative. it was not the most whole hearted blessing but it was a real blessing. >> i guess i wonder how much in the end this helps. i mean, we can talk about wisconsin and how that's going to help him or not help him in the state on tuesday. broadly speaking, sam, we have -- there have been a few endorsements this week, jeb bush, we have george h.w. bush, jim demint putting a stamp of approval on romney. chris cillizza makes the case these matter more for mitt romney than any of the wins in the primaries coming up. >> i think that's the case. everyone in the republican establishment is behind the idea romney will be their candidate. there was obviously hesitation. the funniest moment was watch of watching george h.w. bush asking romney if his son had endorsed him yet, not to mention jofrlg h.w. bush's choice of socks which were very color full. to go back to the paul ryan endorsement, one of the themes that popped up in 2008 and 2012 is mitt romney is not very popular among republicans. in the
romney is a real conservative. it was not the most whole hearted blessing but it was a real blessing. >> i guess i wonder how much in the end this helps. i mean, we can talk about wisconsin and how that's going to help him or not help him in the state on tuesday. broadly speaking, sam, we have -- there have been a few endorsements this week, jeb bush, we have george h.w. bush, jim demint putting a stamp of approval on romney. chris cillizza makes the case these matter more for mitt romney...